Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Megacohors: Elopocephalai
Supercohors: Elopocephala
Cohors/Superordo: Elopomorpha
Ordo: Anguilliformes
Subordo: Congroidei
Familia: Ophichthidae
Subfamilia: Myrophinae
Genus: Sympenchelys
Species: S. taiwanensis
Name
Sympenchelys Hibino et al., 2015
Type species: Sympenchelys taiwanensis Hibino et al., 2015
Etymology: The scientific name is derived from the Greek sympiez (= compress), and enchelys (= an eel), for its compressed body and neural and haemal spines.
Vernacular names
English: Taiwanese Worm Eel
References
Hibino, Y., Ho, H-C. & Kimura, S. 2015. A new genus and species of worm eels, Sympenchelys taiwanensis (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae: Myrophinae), from the northwestern Pacific Ocean. Zootaxa 4060(1): 41–48. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.6. Preview (PDF) Full article (PDF) Reference page.
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